IND vs WI: Watch - Shardul Thakur takes a stunning catch to dismiss the dangerous Rovman Powell
Rohit Sharma and his men have been on the trot of defeating the visiting side, West Indies in the ongoing T20I series. Coming to the point, in the 3rd match of the three-match T20I series between India and West Indies, the final match was held on 20th February, Sunday.
Winning the toss, Kieron Pollard the skipper of the Men in Maroon opted to bowl. Surprisingly, Rohit Sharma let Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan open the innings in the final match against West Indies.
However, things didn't go well for the right-handed batsman as he has to walk back after scoring just 4 runs for his team. After that, Shreyas Iyer joined with Ishan Kishan and added 53 runs for the second wicket partnership.
However, both the batters have been dismissed by Hayden Walsh and Roston Chase in back to back overs for 25 and 34 runs. The skipper Rohit Sharma has also walked back to the dressing room with a single-digit score.
Despite losing 4 wickets for 94 runs, Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer once again showed their skills and dominated the opposition bowlers all around the park.
Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer's fabulous inning helped India to beat West Indies:
In the end, Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer helped India to post a challenging total of 184 runs as both the batters scored 65 and 35 runs respectively. Chasing the target posted by the opposition, Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope opened the innings for West Indies.
However, both the batters have been dismissed by Deepak Chahar for 6 and 8 runs. After that, Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell have played some good shots in the powerplay overs before the right-handed batsman was dismissed by Harshal Patel for 25 runs.
Kieron Pollard and Jason Pollard have failed to accelerate in the middle overs and walked back to the pavilion with single-digit scores. Roston Chase scored 12 runs and after his dismissal, Romario Shepherd has changed the face of the game along with Nicholas Pooran.
But once again, Nicholas Pooran has failed to stand till the end and was dismissed by Shardul Thakur for 61 runs. In the end, India won the match by 17 runs and whitewashed West Indies in both ODI and T20 series.
However, during the game, the bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur took a stunning catch to dismiss the dangerous Rovman Powell in the over of Harshal Patel.
Watch the video here:
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